'We don't bother trying to play in Sydney any more': Musicians flee lockout laws
Sydney's lockout laws have deadened its live music scene, according to the DJs and artists who once played late into the night in the city.
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Peter Munro
Peter Munro is a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Colin Friels says it's dangerous for actors to watch themselves on screen
Award-winning actor Colin Friels doesn't watch his performances on screen, in case he likes what he sees.
"Stop the show" – a rough landing for Aladdin's magic carpet
Stage managing a major theatre production is about solving problems before they happen, but what happens when a crash landing stops the show.
Why this chaotic world needs goths now more than ever
Subcultures – grunge, psychobilly, bodgies, seapunk, afrofuturism – rise and fall. But goths (the subculture not the ancient Germanic tribes) have been putting on pale face and dark eyeliner for almost 40 years.
None of this is real: why Matt Damon believes God is a computer simulation
Matt Damon likes to think of himself as the other guy in the room, in a universe where the other guy earns $US20 million for a 123-minute film.
'We lost our song man, he was our heartbeat': dancers farewell Page
Bangarra Dance Theatre choreographer Jasmin Sheppard set out to confront audiences with some uncomfortable truths about Governor Lachlan Macquarie, the so-called Father of Australia.
"There is nothing funnier than visiting your mum in jail"
White's life offers plenty of excuses to despair but he never strays into self pity, which is no mean feat.
Pierce Brosnan's cockerel sanctuary and other nonsense by comedian Paul Foot
An Evening With Mr Paul Foot descends into utter nonsense, as he babbles on stage and up close with the audience in pure, glorious gobbledygook.
The creature class-system in children's cartoons
There's a strange hierarchy at play among cartoon animals, with some creatures are given the human ability to talk and walk on hind legs while others cannot.
Play me a memory
John Watson has played piano at a Sydney bar every weekend since 1983. Musical tastes have changed little over that time, he says.
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